We are focused on community here at From My Shelf Books. My wife and I have strived to grow the type of bookstore that we wish were here when we were growing up. That’s one reason I’m so excited about our new web series “From My Shelf Books Vs. The Evil Empire”
I love watching or reading about a place I’ve visited personally, and there is nowhere I know better than Wellsboro. The show is set right here in Wellsboro, using local talent from the writing to the makeup to the music. Speaking of music, I want to talk about the hometown woman who scored the show.
Monique Canniere currently lives in the city of brotherly love (that’s Philadelphia, of course), but she’s from Gaines, PA. You can take the girl out of the country, but you can’t take the country out of her heart and you can hear it in her music.
Monique Canniere has established herself as an active performing artist and composer in many styles and genres in the Philadelphia area since moving there from Gaines in 2004. She holds her BM in Violin/Voice Performance from Mansfield University, and her MM in Performance/Jazz Studies from University of the Arts in Philadelphia.
Primarily known as a singer, violinist, and pianist, Monique has appeared in several of Philadelphia's most prestigious venues, and has toured various places along the East Coast with different projects. Monique is finishing her first full-length solo album, "Preachin' to the Choir," to be followed by a multimedia/theatrical performance project titled, "About Time."
Monique is a featured soprano in the chancel choir of the First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, and is principal "vocalinist" and a composer for The Divine Hand Ensemble. She also performs regularly with the Jim Stephens Full Tilt Boogie Band (a funk band) and Vox Ama Deus (a classical chamber orchestra).
Monique has also had extensive training and experience in theater, dance, and film, and has appeared in lead and supporting roles for several musicals, plays, and film projects. As a composer, one of her favorite genres is film music, and she has let us know that she “is very excited and honored to be a part of "From My Shelf vs. The Evil Empire." Monique is always ready for a new adventure, and that's one of the many reasons we are excited to have her as part of the show.
Monique Canniere
www.moniquecanniere.com
Videos: www.youtube.com/Vocalinist
Audio: www.myspace.com/moniquecanniere
Divine Hand Ensemble: www.DivineHand.net
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